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Megaupload is back...

...or rather, it's successor, MEGA, which I found out about reading Le Monde. Kim Dotcom launched it under a New Zealand domain, which if all goes according to plan puts them out of reach of the more draconian copyright laws of America. Apparently, it has seen unprecedented bandwidth use and traffic for a website at launch and some users are reporting difficulty signing up for an account because of this.

Still rather concerned about the people who used old Megaupload for legitimate storage needs, though from what I've heard, the data is still being retained while negotiations are going on to decide what to do with it.

"Quantacat's name is still recognised even if he watches on with detached eyes like Peter Molyneux over a cube in 3D space, staring at it with tears in his eyes, softly whispering... Someday they'll get it." - The Conclave

If rumor is true, that the exact reason FBI hunt down on this site so highhandedly. You don't see that it bothers to touch the bay where pirates reside. Those Feds are just usual cops who work not for a single ounce of justice, but only for credit.

If rumor is true, that the exact reason FBI hunt down on this site so highhandedly. You don't see that it bothers to touch the bay where pirates reside. Those Feds are just usual cops who work not for a single ounce of justice, but only for credit.

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NalanoH. Wildmoon
Director of the Friends of Nalano PAC
Attorney at Lawl
"His lack of education is more than compensated for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy." - Woody Allen

They can serve different purposes though. Especially for smaller files - singular albums, ebooks, etc generally don't build up large enough swarms to make torrents effective, and they generally end up un-seeded fairly quickly. There was a gap in the 'piracy market' for something like MegaUpload.